The Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance (MassFiscal) made the following statement today in response to AAA Massachusetts announcing that gasoline price increases have raised the cost of the average fill-up approximately $17 more today than this time last year.

Six days after Senate Democratic leadership unveiled their latest attempt to drastically change the way Massachusetts holds elections, every Democrat in the State Senate voted in favor of the controversial bill on Thursday.

Over the past several years, election integrity and keeping our Commonwealth an affordable place to live and do business have been two of the most prominent issues we’ve highlighted here at MassFiscal.